Associate QA Engineer (Coop or Intern)
About The Position
CodeMettle is hiring an Associate QA Engineer for a co-op or internship. The role supports testing, validation, and quality assurance of software products and systems for customers and internal stakeholders as an active member of an engineering team. Co-ops are mentored by software and QA engineers and share in their work, gaining practical experience alongside classroom-based education. Candidates must be currently enrolled in school and able to commit to up to three semesters of full-time work; semesters do not need to be consecutive. Candidates not seeking academic credit may still be internally titled Co-Op, while their experience is categorized as a traditional internship. Candidates must work onsite at the CodeMettle office at least three days per week. U.S. citizenship is required to access company systems, and work authorizations are not accepted.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in school; candidates not currently enrolled will not be considered.
- Able to commit to up to three semesters of full-time work; semesters do not need to be consecutive.
- General computer science fundamentals and an understanding of the software development lifecycle.
- Strong attention to detail and an analytical, problem-solving mindset.
- Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to write reproducible bug reports.
- Able to function well in a collaborative team environment or independently.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and tools.
- Able to manage time effectively and prioritize to meet deadlines.
- Able to work onsite in the CodeMettle office at least three days per week.
- U.S. citizenship is required to access CodeMettle company systems; work authorizations are not accepted.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with test case design, test plans, or bug-tracking tools such as Jira.
- Exposure to a programming or scripting language such as Python or JavaScript.
- Familiarity with containers or CI/CD pipelines.
Responsibilities
- Assist engineers with requirements review, test planning, and writing test cases for CodeMettle software.
- Execute manual functional, regression, and exploratory tests on web-based software.
- Identify, document, and track defects in Jira with clear reproduction steps.
- Verify bug fixes and perform smoke testing to validate releases before they ship.
- Set up and maintain test environments and test data.
- Support customer-facing demos and requirements discussions.
- Develop an understanding of software systems and the QA process, with exposure to test automation.
- Identify gaps in the testing process and recommend process or policy changes.
- Gather and provide feedback on potential testing tools.
- Attend regular project meetings to share testing feedback and updates.
Benefits
- A designated mentor on the project team.
- Opportunity to work as an active member of project teams.
- Social outlets to get to know team members.
- Opportunity to contribute ideas to the company.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
